Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 206

"Stop trying to scare me!"

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After Bob yelled this sentence, his eyes showed fear, and before I could respond, he ran away!

"Alright, Jane, I have something to attend to right now, I'll get back to you later."

I hung up on Jane's call and turned to Bradley, who seemed invisible as always. "Did you just going to stand by and watch your father treat your mother like this?"

Bradley shrugged. "I don't have his strength, and he doesn't listen to me."

I was furious beyond words, unsure of what to say.

But Aunt Laura endured the pain and spoke up, "Bradley, wait outside for a moment. I need to talk to your cousin."

"Okay."

After Bradley left, I pulled up a chair and sat by the bedside. "Are your injuries taken care of properly? Is there anything left untreated?"

"No. These wounds just look severe. The doctors and security stopped your uncle before it got too

serious."

Aunt Laura shook her head, looking weaker than the last time I saw her. Tears silently streamed down her face. "I wanted to divorce him, but he won't agree..."

I sighed. "Don't worry, I'll figure something out."

Bob wasn't like Ryan. Getting a divorce from him shouldn't be that complicated. But first, I needed to ensure Aunt Laura's safety, at least to prevent her from being hurt again.

Aunt Laura seemed apologetic, holding my hand. "Okay... Charlotte, I've caused you too much trouble."

family, why say such

my head, preparing some fruit while keeping an eye on Aunt Laura's condition. Seeing her growing tired, I stood

reached the door of the hospital room, Aunt Laura

face. Curious,

again. After what seemed like

I asked,

Laura got off the bed and asked me to help lift the mattress. From underneath, she retrieved a small

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took out a silver pendant in the shape of a rabbit. Though the red string around it had turned a bit pale, the silver pendant itself was

neck and said earnestly, "Charlotte, please

is too valuable, I

"This belongs to you."

of words unsaid. Finally, she

this... something

parents were wealthy, it would have been difficult for them to acquire such an invaluable

"Yes..."

tucking the pendant inside my clothing, she avoided my gaze. "Just consider it

"Consider it so?"

unwilling to say more. "Alright, I'm tired. You should go

heart full of

it dawned on me that the zodiac symbol on the pendant matched mine-a rabbit. But as far as I could

same time,

on my mind, I

heard there

"Yeah."

light, I pressed the brake slowly. "Ryan, can you help me with

We had argued fiercely just yesterday, and

I didn't know who

seemed to be signing something, the sound of a pen scratching on paper audible. His